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Carcharias latus

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Carchariidae

Taxonomy
Scapanorhynchus latus was named by Davis (1890).

It was recombined as Carcharias latus by Siverson (1992) and Guinot et al. (2013).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. khderii, C. koerti, C. kraussi, C. schwimmeri, C. tricuspidatus, C. twiggsensis, C. whitei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Scapanorhynchus latus Davis p. 386 figs. Pl 38, figs 14-17
1992Carcharias latus Siverson p. 538 figs. Pl 3, figs 7-14
2013Carcharias latus Guinot et al. p. 647 figs. 20A'-H'

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassElasmobranchiiBonaparte 1838
infraclassEuselachii()
—NeoselachiiCompagno 1977
superorderGaleomorphiiCompagno 1973
orderLamniformesBerg 1958
familyCarchariidaeMuller and Henle
genusCarchariasRafinesque 1810
specieslatus(Davis 1890)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Carcharias latus Davis 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-21 07:05:21
Modified: 2009-07-21 09:05:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Turonian to the top of the Middle Campanian or 93.50000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.5 - 89.3France (Ardennes) Carcharias latus (213564)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5France (Aisne) Carcharias latus (213563)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5United Kingdom (England) Carcharias latus (213381)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden Carcharias latus (102883 102885 214340)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Götaland) Carcharias latus (102886)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Ardennes) Carcharias latus (157587)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skåne) Carcharias latus (74334 74335)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) Carcharias latus (106411)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6France Carcharias latus (61352 61353)